More updates:

I'm not too crazy about the Russian Purple. It's a nice big roma-type, very similar to Amish Paste, but without any of the flavor.

I was looking forward to white cherries to add to my pallet of cherry tomatoes. But Italian Ice was more a very pale yellow. And it was very sweet, almost sugary. The German Pink is doing well and as always, Amish Paste is a dependable producer even with the crazy weather we've been having.

Again, I really don't like the Umpqua broccoli. The side shoots it produces are very small and they whole plant quickly goes from ripe to flower--you have about a 1-2 day window.

Cylindra Beets (what few I got, most of my beets this year failed to grow.) were a nice shape and flavor. Definitely a repeat for next year.

For freezing zucchini, I just grate it, measure it for the recipes I'll use it in and put it into baggies. No blanching.